Emily Cadei in the Sacramento Bee — 6/18/18
California farmers, politicians won’t feel full impact of Trump tariff wars until fall — David Phippen’s almond orchards in Manteca are a few months away from harvest, the nuts still green on the trees. That gives him some breathing room before China’s tariffs on almonds — California’s largest agricultural export — and other crops really bite.
Bloomberg — 6/18/18
Xi to Counter Trump Blow for Blow in Unwanted Trade War — In his announcement of tariffs on Chinese goods on Friday, Trump vowed additional duties if China retaliated — which Beijing immediately did.
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